LatPro Announces 2017 Scholarship Award Winner

We are proud to announce that Laurel Dispenza, who is pursuing a Masters in Applied Linguistics from Teacher’s College, Columbia University, has won our 2017 LatPro Scholarship award. Laurel’s essay was inspirational and written eloquently. Just like everyone has some sort of passion, Laurel believes everyone also has a dream. Graduating with this degree in applied linguistics will […]

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LatPro Announces 2017 Scholarship Finalists – help us choose one winner!

e are proud to announce the six finalists for the 2017 LatPro Scholarship award; they include students in Biology, Education, Applied Linguistics, Physiology, Integrated Digital Media, and Marketing.  We received hundreds of exceptional applications, but we feel that these candidates showed the best combination of passion, integrity, and dedication to their chosen fields of study. […]

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Hoping to serve as a doctor in a rural, underserved community

I intend to graduate with a B.S. degree in Biology with an emphasis in physiology and a B.A. degree in Education, Communities, and Organizations from the University of Washington-Seattle Campus. My plans after college are to apply to medical school, with the hope of one day serving a rural, underserved community. I have chosen this […]

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Majoring in Linguistics to help transform the world into a better place for all

Is there something that makes your heart leap? Is there something that gets your blood pumping? Is there something you could do all day and be completely satisfied? For me, that something is language. Now, I don’t mean just the words and grammar of languages, but rather the communication, self-expression, and transformation that comes as […]

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Studying marketing to provide a better life for his family

My mother is in marketing. When I was a child, we lived in a very impoverished area, my mother was working a mundane secretary job, and, on weekends, she worked as a bartender at a club. She was constantly gone, trying to provide for my sister and me. She worked her way, with little education, […]

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Study finds little diversity in global management ranks